The annual Advances in Autoimmunity Symposium at NYU Langone recognizes fundamental research discoveries that translate into improved clinical care and health for patients and families living with autoimmune diseases.

Our symposium showcases research that’s advancing the medical community’s understanding of how the immune system functions to more effectively treat and prevent autoimmune diseases like lupus, arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and multiple sclerosis.

Meeting Schedule

The following is the schedule for the Advances in Autoimmunity 2024 Symposium. Download the 2024 program.

Friday, June 7, 2024

2:30-2:35pm
Opening Remarks
Steven Abramson, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

2:35-2:40pm      
Welcome
Jose Scher, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

2:40-3:15pm    
Cell therapy in autoimmune disease
Georg Schett, MD (Keynote speaker)
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität 

3:15-3:45pm       
Insights into biological mechanisms through data integration and machine learning
Aristotelis Tsirigos, PhD 
NYU Grossman School of Medicine

3:45-4:05pm    
Coffee Break

4:05-4:35pm    
The Search for Drivers and Therapeutic Targets in Pre-Rheumatoid Arthritis
V. Michael Holers, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine

4:35-5:05pm   
Heterogeneity of plasmacytoid DCs is associated with dysregulation in X-linked 
TLR locus in patients with systemic sclerosis
Franck Barrat, PhD
HSS Research Institute 

You can also view symposia topics from earlier years: 2021 program, 2020 program, 2019 program, 2018 program, 2017 program, and 2016 program.